A walk in our garden

This morning I took the coffee grounds to the garden. We put coffee grounds next to the hostas to encourage the snails to move along and stop eating here. From the pictures below you can see I do not do this often enough.

I also deadheaded the daylilies this morning. This orange daylily is from the patio tier. Daylilies love the soil in Ohio and have to be thinned often. This flower is by far the easiest one to grow in our garden. Fortunately they have a long bloom season which is a nice bonus for a perennial.

The black eyed Susan's are just starting to bloom. In a couple of weeks this area will be a beautiful bed of yellow.

Next level down, adjacent to the cobblestone path, are the coral bells. We have 2 varieties of coral bells planted in this bed and I think add a nice color and texture even when they are past bloom.

Another texture plant is the brunnera which we planted with the ivy last year and it seems to like this area. If you look close you can see the glass butterfly feeder I bought because it resembles the brunnera bloom.

The Japanese maple is also thriving in this area. It looks so different (both color and shape) from where it was located 3 years ago. The hostas are just past their prime bloom. I'm really happy with the caladiums that are just starting to bloom. In this next picture you can see how the snails are feasting on the hostas.

Close up of the caladiums. I really love their color and heart shape.

Next is a close up of one of the daylilies from the perennial bed below our grass tier. These were transplanted from the patio area last fall.

Looking up towards the back of our house.

Next is a picture looking up at the perennial bed daylilies from the back gate entrance.

The Hydrangeas in the perennial bed are just coming into bloom. These blooms will gradually turn pink.

The switch grass on the back slope.

The sedum next to the steps on the back slope is filling in well in the 3 years since it was initially planted.

The steps are being re-set now and lucky for us the landscapers are weeding the slope. Yucca post bloom. These plants blooms were considerably better than previous year. They are not as big as the ones at Krohn but may be over time.

The slope.

The view from the deck off our kitchen.